Sports and Entertainment Ratings Buzz: September 21-27

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Viewership for the week’s sports telecasts on the CBS broadcast network:

• CBS+NFL Network Thursday Night Football Kick Off (Sep. 24 7:30-7:58 p.m.) 5.109 million total viewers; 1.641 million adults 18-49
• CBS+NFL Network Thursday Night Football Kick Off (Sep. 24 7:58-8:20 p.m.) 7.546 million total viewers; 2.824 million adults 18-49
• CBS+NFL Network Thursday Night Football Pre Kick (Sep. 24 8:20-8:27 p.m.) 10.611 million total viewers; 4.233 million adults 18-49
• CBS+NFL Network Thursday Night Football Washington at N.Y. Giants (Sep. 24 8:27-11:14 p.m.) 16.882 million total viewers; 7.556 million adults 18-49
• CBS+NFL Network Thursday Night Football Post-Gun (Sep. 24 11:45-11:52 p.m.) 10.268 million total viewers; 4.942 million adults 18-49
• CBS+NFL Network Thursday Night Football Post Game (Sep. 24 11:52-11:59 p.m.) 6.270 million total viewers; 2.936 million adults 18-49
• Bull Riding PBR in Allentown, PA (Sep. 26 2:00-3:00 p.m.) 649,000 total viewers; 180,000 adults 18-49
• College Football Today (Sep. 26 3:00-3:30 p.m.) 980,000 total viewers; 446,000 adults 18-49
• College Football Tennessee at Florida (Sep. 26 3:30-7:31 p.m.) 4.640 million total viewers; 1.888 million adults 18-49
• College Football Post Game (Sep. 26 7:31-7:45 p.m.) 3.460 million total viewers; 1.293 million adults 18-49
• The NFL Today (Sep. 27 noon-1:03 p.m.) 3.757 million total viewers; 1.338 million adults 18-49
• CBS NFL Pre Kick (Sep. 27 1:00-1:03 p.m.) 9.447 million total viewers; 3.814 million adults 18-49
• NFL Football: Regional Action featuring San Diego at Minnesota or Pittsburgh at St. Louis, etc. (Sep. 27 1:03-4:23 p.m.) 15.056 million total viewers; 6.458 million adults 18-49
• NFL Football: National Window featuring Chicago at Seattle or Buffalo at Miami (Sep. 27 4:32-7:28 p.m.) 22.125 million total viewers; 9.942 million adults 18-49
• CBS NFL Post Gun (Sep. 27 7:20-7:22 p.m.) 18.869 million total viewers; 8.090 million adults 18-49
• CBS NFL Post Game (Sep. 27 7:22-7:30 p.m.) 13.031 million total viewers; 5.547 million adults 18-49

Viewership for the week’s Spanish-language sports telecasts:

• Futbol
  Mexicano Queretaro vs. Leon (UniMas, Sep. 25 8:30-11:00 p.m.) 272,000 total viewers; 140,000 adults 18-49
• Fútbol americano celebrando el mes de la herencia hispana (Telemundo, Sep. 26 3:30-4:30 p.m.) 158,000 total viewers; 51,000 adults 18-49
• Futbol
  Central (Univision, Sep. 26 5:15-5:49 p.m.) 625,000 total viewers; 292,000 adults 18-49
• Futbol
  Mexicano America vs. Guadalajara (Univision, Sep. 26 5:49-8:02 p.m.) 1.947 million total viewers; 1.04 million adults 18-49
• Futbol
  Mexicano Pachuca vs. Santos (Telemundo, Sep. 26 9:00-11:06 p.m.) 293,000 total viewers; 138,000 adults 18-49
• Solo Boxeo (UniMas, Sep. 26 11:00 p.m.-12:32 a.m.) 376,000 total viewers; 163,000 adults 18-49
• Formula 1 (UniMas, Sep. 27 12:32-12:52 a.m.) 198,000 total viewers; 80,000 adults 18-49
• Formula 1 Gran Premio de Japon (UniMas, Sep. 27 12:52-3:00 a.m.) 64,000 total viewers; 29,000 adults 18-49
• Futbol
  Central (Univision, Sep. 27 noon-12:45 p.m.) 535,000 total viewers; 222,000 adults 18-49
• Futbol
  Mexicano UNAM vs. Tigres (Univision, Sep. 27 12:45-2:53 p.m.) 562,000 total viewers; 297,000 adults 18-49
• Republica Deportiva (Univision, Sep. 27 2:53-3:47 p.m.) 410,000 total viewers; 224,000 adults 18-49

MLB Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), MLB Network is down 15 percent (165,000 vs. 195,000) from one week earlier and down 41 percent (165,000 vs. 279,000) from the same week one year ago (September 22-28, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), MLB Network is down 2 percent (94,000 vs. 96,000) from one week earlier and down 5 percent (94,000 vs. 99,000) from the same week one year ago (September 22-28, 2014).

Viewership averages for the following MLB Network programs of the week:

• “MLB Central” (Sep. 21-25): 54,000 (24,000 adults 18-49)
• “High Heat” (Sep. 21-25): 70,000 (29,000 adults 18-49)
• “Rundown” (Sep. 21-22 & 24): 60,000 (21,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Now” (Sep. 21-22 & 24): 92,000 (39,000 adults 18-49)
• “Intentional Talk” (Sep. 21-22 & 24-25): 101,000 (42,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Tonight BP” (Sep. 21-26): 104,000 (39,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Tonight” (Sep. 21-26 prime time): 140,000 (67,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Tonight Weekend Afternoon” (Sep. 27): 77,000 (36,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Tonight Sunday” (Sep. 27 5:00-8:00 p.m.): 85,000 (21,000 adults 18-49)
• “Quick Pitch” (Sep. 21-27 most-watched telecast per day): 94,000 (38,000 adults 18-49)

MLB Baseball: Texaa Rangers @ Houston Astros (TBS, Sep. 27 2:06-5:19 p.m.) 168,000 total viewers (88,000 adults 18-49)

NFL Network Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NFL Network is down 15 percent (584,000 vs. 689,000) from one week earlier and up 8 percent (584,000 vs. 540,000) from the same week one year ago (September 22-28, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NFL Network is down 19 percent (220,000 vs. 272,000) from one week earlier and up 2 percent (220,000 vs. 215,000) from the same week one year ago (September 22-28, 2014).

Viewership averages for the following daily NFL Network programs of the week:

• “NFL HQ” (Sep. 21-25 8-10 a.m.): 110,000 (50,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Fantasy Live” (Sep. 21-26): 173,000 (99,000 adults 18-49)
• “Inside the NFL” (Sep. 23 9-10:30 p.m.): 238,000 (129,000 adults 18-49)
• “Around the NFL” (Sep. 21-25): 155,000 (92,000 adults 18-49)
• “NFL Total Access” (Sep. 21-23 & 25-26 7-8 p.m.): 212,000 (114,000 adults 18-49)

Golf Channel Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Golf Channel is down 22 percent (81,000 vs. 104,000) from one week earlier and down 54 percent (81,000 vs. 177,000) from the same week one year ago (September 22-28, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Golf Channel is down 7 percent (116,000 vs. 125,000) from one week earlier and dowm 19 percent (116,000 vs. 143,000) from the same week one year ago (September 22-28, 2014).

Most-watched telecast per day for “The Morning Drive” (Sep. 21-27) averaged 51,000 total viewers (8,000 adults 18-49) and “Golf Central” (Sep. 21-27) averaged 64,000 total viewers (16,000 adults 18-49).

NBATV Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBA TV is down 2 percent (45,000 vs. 46,000) from one week earlier and down 2 percent (45,000 vs. 46,000) from the same week one year ago (September 22-28, 2014).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBA TV is up 19 percent (21,000 vs. 21,000) from one week earlier and down 22 percent (21,000 vs. 28,000) from the same week one year ago (September 22-28, 2014).

“NBA Gametime Live” (Sep. 21-22 & 25) averaged 30,000 total viewers (11,000 adults 18-49) for the week.

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ReelzChannel’s “TMZ Hollywood Sports” (Sep. 21-25) averaged 72,000 total viewers (26,000 adults 18-49) in the 1 a.m. ET slot; its rebroadcast drew 25,000 total viewers (at 10 a.m.; 10,000 adults 18-49). ReelzChannel averaged 107,000 total viewers (28,000 adults 18-49) in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) for the week of September 21-27, 2015.

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WWE Raw

Monday, September 21, 2015 on USA Network

8-9 p.m.: 2.18 HH, 3.420 million total viewers and 1.503 million adults 18-49
+4% from 3.290 million total viewers and +12% from 1.344 million adults 18-49 on 09/14/15
-15% from 4.000 million total viewers and -13% from 1.727 million adults 18-49 on 09/22/14

9-10 p.m.: 2.14 HH, 3.368 million total viewers and 1.395 million adults 18-49
-5% from 3.539 million total viewers and -7% from 1.496 million adults 18-49 on 09/14/15
-11% from 3.790 million total viewers and -14% from 1.629 million adults 18-49 on 09/22/14

10-11:07 p.m.: 2.07 HH, 3.260 million total viewers and 1.461 million adults 18-49
-3% from 3.363 million total viewers and about even from 1.454 million adults 18-49 on 09/14/15
-15% from 3.847 million total viewers and -14% from 1.699 million adults 18-49 on 09/22/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Fri. Sep. 25 8:00-11:00 p.m.: 84,000 total viewers (49,000 adults 18-49)
Late Fri. Sep. 25/Early Sat. Sep. 26 midnight-3:00 a.m.: 12,000 total viewers (5,000 adults 18-49)
Sun. Sep. 27 5:00-8:00 p.m.: 68,000 total viewers (29,000 adults 18-49)

WWE SmackDown

Thursday, September 24, 2015 on Syfy

8-10 p.m.: 1.39 HH, 2.138 million total viewers and 731,000 adults 18-49
+3% from 2.083 million total viewers and +3% from 708,000 adults 18-49 on 09/10/15
-8% from 2.318 million total viewers and -7% from 785,000 adults 18-49 on 09/19/14

Reruns on NBC Universo

Sat. Sep. 26 7:00-9:00 p.m.: 58,000 total viewers (21,000 adults 18-49)
Late Sat. Sep. 26/Early Sun. Sep. 27 1:06 a.m.-3:06 a.m.: 14,000 total viewers (9,000 adults 18-49)

WWE Slam City (NickToons, Sep. 23 10:58-11:00 p.m.): 124,000 total viewers (27,000 adults 18-49)
WWE Slam City (NickToons, late Sep. 23/early Sep. 24 1:58-2:00 a.m.): 193,000 total viewers (36,000 adults 18-49)
WWE Slam City (NickToons, Sep. 27 12:58-1:00 p.m.): 56,000 total viewers (20,000 adults 18-49)

Ring of Honor (Destination America, Sep. 23 11:00 p.m.-midnight): 168,000 total viewers (66,000 adults 18-49)

Impact Wrestling (Destination America, Sep. 23 9:00-11:00 p.m.): 272,000 total viewers (89,000 adults 18-49)
Impact Wrestling repeat (Destination America, late Sep. 23/early Sep. 24 midnight-2:00 a.m.): 122,000 total viewers (33,000 adults 18-49)

Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Sep. 26 6:00-6:30 a.m.): 6,000 total viewers (1,000 adults 18-49)
Paragon Pro Wrestling (Pop, Sep. 26 6:30-7:00 a.m.): 13,000 total viewers (3,000 adults 18-49)

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO, Sep. 22 10:00-10:58 p.m.): 240,000 total viewers (124,000 adults 18-49)

Inside the NFL (Showtime, Sep. 22 8:59-9:58 p.m.): 159,000 total viewers (53,000 adults 18-49)

Season with Notre Dame (Showtime, Sep. 22 10:00-10:30 p.m.): 55,000 total viewers (40,000 adults 18-49)

Bellator Dynamite (Spike, Sep. 25 9:00 p.m.-11:15 a.m.): 669,000 total viewers (311,000 adults 18-49)

Powernation: Extreme Off Road (Spike, Sep. 27 9:00-9:30 a.m.): 247,000 total viewers (107,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Engine Power (Spike, Sep. 27 9:30-10:00 a.m.): 359,000 total viewers (142,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Truck Tech (Spike, Sep. 27 10:00-10:30 a.m.): 495,000 total viewers (204,000 adults 18-49)
Powernation: Detroit Muscle (Spike, Sep. 27 10:30-11:00 a.m.): 499,000 total viewers (204,000 adults 18-49)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research